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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baksteen Van Bredaarsdorp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baksteen Van Bredaarsdorp's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baksteen Van Bredaarsdorp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Van Bredaarsdorp is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Van Bredaarsdorp's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is pushing down on Van Bredaarsdorp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Bredaarsdorp is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Van Bredaarsdorp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Bredaarsdorp misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Van Bredaarsdorp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Bredaarsdorp is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Van Bredaarsdorp is working from the bottom.
Van Bredaarsdorp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Van Bredaarsdorp is working away.
Brown prevents Van Bredaarsdorp from improving his position.
Van Bredaarsdorp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Van Bredaarsdorp is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eric Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown keeps Van Bredaarsdorp at a distance using the push kick.
Van Bredaarsdorp is breathing heavily.
Van Bredaarsdorp misses with a two punch combination.
Brown dives in and grabs Van Bredaarsdorp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Bredaarsdorp pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Van Bredaarsdorp shows good takedown defense.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Bredaarsdorp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Van Bredaarsdorp's guard.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Bredaarsdorp's guard.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Bredaarsdorp tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Bredaarsdorp is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Bredaarsdorp's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Bredaarsdorp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown wants to control the pace but Van Bredaarsdorp is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Van Bredaarsdorp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van Bredaarsdorp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Van Bredaarsdorp manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Van Bredaarsdorp misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Bredaarsdorp misses with a low kick.
Brown throws the left hand but Van Bredaarsdorp avoids the punch easily.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Van Bredaarsdorp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Bredaarsdorp gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Van Bredaarsdorp manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Bredaarsdorp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown trying to control the action but Van Bredaarsdorp is working from the bottom.
Van Bredaarsdorp takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Van Bredaarsdorp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Bredaarsdorp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Bredaarsdorp can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position but Van Bredaarsdorp is working away.
Van Bredaarsdorp keeps Brown under control for a moment.
Van Bredaarsdorp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eric Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Van Bredaarsdorp's face as Brown controls the position.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Bredaarsdorp is defending well.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Bredaarsdorp keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Van Bredaarsdorp haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van Bredaarsdorp is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Bredaarsdorp tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Van Bredaarsdorp is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Brown!
A relieved looking Eric Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jae Hong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jae Hong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Kinder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinder shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Kinder looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Kinder darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Kinder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Jae Hong Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Kinder.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee slips under a jab from Kinder.
Kinder closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee jumps guard but Kinder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dean Kinder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kinder is defended easily by Lee.
Kinder slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Kinder avoids it.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kinder has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Kinder has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kinder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kinder.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kinder defends it nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Kinder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kinder breaks the clinch.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Kinder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kinder wants to stall.
Kinder breaks the clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown but Kinder sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinder pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Kinder will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Kinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinder instigates a clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kinder tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Kinder drops back down to his feet.
Kinder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jae Hong Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Kinder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kinder is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kinder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kinder walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinder. Kinder gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee wants to clinch but Kinder slips to the side
and Kinder counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Kinder clinches up against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kinder walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kinder swivels and escapes.
Kinder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kinder tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Kinder is breathing heavily.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kinder stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee kicks Kinder off and gets to his feet.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Kinder fails with the takedown.
Lee drives through and clinches with Kinder against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Kinder throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinder throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinder blocks a low kick nicely.
Kinder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jae Hong Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kinder moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Kinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinder connects with a single shot there.
Kinder lands a right hook to the body.
Kinder clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee trying to stall but Kinder improves his position.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Kinder slips nicely into half guard.
Kinder wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to hold on to Kinder's head to control him but Kinder postures up.
Kinder is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kinder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee kicks Kinder off and gets back to his feet.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Kinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Kinder's takedown attempt.
Kinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kinder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Kinder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Dean Kinder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kinder misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kinder manages to pull guard.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee passes Kinder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kinder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
Lee can't escape the position.
Kinder working for a choke but Lee is defending well.
Lee trying to control the action but Kinder just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder tries to get the hooks in deep but Lee pushed the leg off.
Kinder keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
Kinder missing with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinder tries to get the hooks in deep but Lee pushed the leg off.
Kinder has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lee has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Kinder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kinder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vapers has chosen Black Hole Sun as his entrance music. Billy Pilgrim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Pilgrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Vapers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilgrim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vapers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pilgrim clinches with his opponent.
Vapers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pilgrim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vapers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vapers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vapers is looking to clinch.
Vapers instigates a clinch.
Vapers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vapers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vapers clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Vapers.
Pilgrim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vapers with a knee to the head.
It looks like Billy Pilgrim has been cut.
Vapers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vapers prevents Pilgrim from improving his position.
Vapers is looking to take a break and control but Pilgrim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vapers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pilgrim sees it coming and defends easily.
Pilgrim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pilgrim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vapers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pilgrim controls Vapers momentarily but Vapers frees himself.
Vapers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pilgrim is proving hard to escape from.
Vapers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pilgrim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vapers works over Pilgrim with some ground and pound from guard.
Vapers throws an elbow that misses. Pilgrim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vapers's guard. Nice move by Pilgrim!
Pilgrim wants to control from the top but Vapers keeps moving.
Pilgrim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vapers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pilgrim wants to control from the top but Vapers keeps moving.
Vapers wants to stand and escape but Pilgrim is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim trying to control but Vapers is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Pilgrim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vapers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilgrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilgrim closes the distance and clinches.
Pilgrim is trying to break free.
Vapers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pilgrim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pilgrim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vapers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vapers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pilgrim manages to pull guard.
Vapers looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim working a defensive guard here.
Vapers distracts Pilgrim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pilgrim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pilgrim working a defensive guard here.
Pilgrim wants to sweep but no luck.
Pilgrim controls Vapers momentarily but Vapers frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pilgrim is looking to stand up but Vapers isn't so interested in that idea.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilgrim wants to sweep but no luck.
Vapers lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Vapers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Pilgrim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vapers rushes Pilgrim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vapers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pilgrim's face.
Pilgrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vapers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilgrim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vapers decides to pull guard.
Pilgrim trying to control the position from guard on top but Vapers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vapers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vapers wants to stand up but Pilgrim is controlling him.
Pilgrim won't allow Vapers to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilgrim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vapers is keeping the position for now.
Pilgrim stands and steps away. Vapers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vapers tries to clinch up but Pilgrim circles away and keeps his distance.
Pilgrim swinging wildly here.
Vapers tries to clinch but Pilgrim is having none of it.
Pilgrim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vapers is fending him off so far but Pilgrim persists. Nope, Vapers circles away and we're back to standing.
Pilgrim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vapers is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilgrim trying to control the action but Vapers is working from the bottom.
Pilgrim stands up and beckons Vapers to his feet.
Vapers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vapers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pilgrim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vapers tries to clinch there but Pilgrim circles away.
Vapers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilgrim is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vapers to keep the fight standing.
Vapers lands a nice elbow.
Vapers lands an elbow inside.
Pilgrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Vapers avoids the damage to the body.
Vapers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vapers drives through and clinches with Pilgrim against the cage.
Pilgrim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pilgrim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vapers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pilgrim's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacob Vapers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vapers tries to clinch but Pilgrim moves away
and Pilgrim counters with a stiff right hand.
Pilgrim has closed the distance and engaged Vapers in a clinch.
Pilgrim tries to stall but Vapers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vapers lands a nice knee to the body.
Vapers manages to break the clinch.
Billy Pilgrim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vapers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilgrim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Vapers misses.
Vapers gets a clinch.
Vapers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vapers tries to clinch but Pilgrim moves out of range.
Vapers tries to clinch there but Pilgrim circles away.
Pilgrim has Vapers up against the cage in a clinch.
Pilgrim wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim has Vapers pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pilgrim pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vapers tumbling to the mat - Pilgrim dives into Vapers's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilgrim wants to control from the top but Vapers keeps moving.
Pilgrim working some strikes from top position.
Vapers pushes Pilgrim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pilgrim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vapers pinned against the cage. Vapers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Pilgrim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Vapers. No joy for Pilgrim on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Pilgrim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Pilgrim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vapers misses with a wild combination.
Vapers moves in looking to clinch but Pilgrim pushes him off.
Vapers closes the distance and clinches.
Pilgrim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vapers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vapers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pilgrim avoids it.
Vapers misses with a body punch.
Pilgrim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vapers walks away with a smile on his face. Pilgrim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacob Vapers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vapers pushes Pilgrim up against the cage in a clinch.
Pilgrim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vapers stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Vapers.
Vapers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilgrim tries a body shot but Vapers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vapers breaks the clinch.
Pilgrim clinches up against the cage.
Vapers lands an elbow that stopped Pilgrim in his tracks for a moment.
Pilgrim trying to control the position but instead, Vapers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pilgrim into the cage.
Pilgrim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vapers.
Vapers misses with the head strike.
Vapers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilgrim avoids the damage to the body.
Pilgrim has Vapers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vapers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pilgrim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pilgrim is looking to control Vapers's arms but Vapers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pilgrim has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vapers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vapers lands an uppercut.
Pilgrim is trying to pull guard but Vapers has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Pilgrim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vapers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pilgrim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vapers landing knees to the head.
Vapers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vapers is looking to clinch.
Vapers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pilgrim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vapers circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilgrim shoots in looking for a takedown but Vapers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pilgrim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pilgrim misses with a few strikes there.
Pilgrim moves into the clinch.
Vapers lands an elbow inside that Pilgrim shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vapers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vapers moves into the clinch.
Vapers breaks the clinch.
Pilgrim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pilgrim shoots in but no luck this time.
Vapers closes the distance and pushes Pilgrim back into the cage.
Vapers crunches a lovely knee into Pilgrim's ribcage.
Vapers has Pilgrim pressed against the cage.
Vapers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pilgrim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vapers lands an elbow that stopped Pilgrim in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Vapers.
Vapers stalling.
Vapers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vapers lands a damaging elbow.
Jacob Vapers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pilgrim tries to pull guard but Vapers won't allow it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pilgrim is trying to pull guard but Vapers has him pressed against the cage.
Vapers breaks the clinch.
Vapers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vapers moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vapers.
Pilgrim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vapers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vapers tries to clinch up but Pilgrim circles away and keeps his distance.
Vapers wants to clinch
and Pilgrim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jacob Vapers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vapers tries to clinch but Pilgrim moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Vapers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vapers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Vapers!
Our winner, Jacob Vapers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauparaha comes to the cage accompanied by Nexus Legion by Kryptos. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nickoson's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickoson on the side of the head.
Nickoson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rauparaha takes one to the chin there.
Rauparaha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nickoson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rauparaha is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickoson has wrist control.
Rauparaha tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickoson is retaining full guard.
Rauparaha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nickoson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickoson is trying to keep Rauparaha in close.
Rauparaha trying to control but Nickoson is working from the bottom.
Nickoson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rauparaha tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickoson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickoson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nickoson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickoson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rauparaha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rauparaha throws a big elbow that misses.
Rauparaha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickoson on the ground.
Rauparaha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickoson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nickoson keeping full guard, as Rauparaha tries to pass.
Nickoson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rauparaha manages to get himself to full guard.
Rauparaha is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nickoson dives into side control.
Rauparaha really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nickoson advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nickoson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Rauparaha is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Rauparaha flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nickoson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Rauparaha and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nickoson slips an arm under Rauparaha chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nickoson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nickoson is squeezing on Rauparaha like an anaconda would it's prey. Rauparaha fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Nickoson!
A relieved looking Bryan Nickoson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Droski De La Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Yager!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yager lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yager bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yager trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yager tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on De La Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yager is working De La Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yager working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager decides to stand back up.
De La Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yager.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
Yager shoots in and bounces De La Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De La Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yager pushes down on De La Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De La Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yager is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yager lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager is stalling in the full guard.
De La Cruz has momentary wrist control but Yager slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yager landing some decent shots from guard.
Yager content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yager forces his way into half guard.
Yager with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yager winds up and cracks De La Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yager tries to pass the half guard into mount. De La Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De La Cruz has hold of Yager's hands but Yager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yager working over De La Cruz with some ground and pound. De La Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yager is taking a breather. De La Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Yager there.
Yager scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yager trying to mount his opponent but De La Cruz defends it.
Yager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De La Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yager lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yager tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De La Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yager wants to pass to mount but De La Cruz is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Yager dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De La Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Yager.
Yager misses with a looping left.
Droski De La Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yager moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De La Cruz clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for De La Cruz with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz misses with a head kick.
Yager thows a body shot but no joy.
Yager bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yager digs a good hook to De La Cruz's body.
Yager drops De La Cruz with a nice combination! Yager dives into De La Cruz's guard, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yager slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yager is putting a hurting on De La Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yager controlling the position from side mount.
Yager is putting a hurting on De La Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kyle Yager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yager is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De La Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
De La Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De La Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Yager drags him back down.
De La Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De La Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De La Cruz is being controlled here.
Yager looks up at the clock and then as De La Cruz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yager smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yager in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yager connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De La Cruz some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yager scoring with punches and elbows.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Yager landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yager lands a nice forearm strike.
Yager tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yager has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yager lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Yager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yager works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Yager keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Cruz throws a push kick but Yager slaps the foot to one side.
Yager lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Droski De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yager works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De La Cruz is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yager lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Cruz gets caught napping as Yager dives in and scores a takedown. De La Cruz manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager chips away with some ground and pound.
Yager controlling from the top position.
Yager wants to pass the guard but De La Cruz is keeping the position.
Yager scoring with punches to the head and body.
De La Cruz has momentary wrist control but Yager slips an elbow through the middle.
Yager looking to pass the guard.
Yager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yager must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yager with a nice head shot there.
Yager works over De La Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yager postures up and lands a big shot to De La Cruz's brow.
Yager cracks De La Cruz with a solid left hand.
Yager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yager keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yager postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager is pushing down on De La Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Yager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Yager there.
De La Cruz trying to control but Yager postures up.
Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yager slows the pace down in half guard.
Yager lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yager winds up and cracks De La Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yager scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kyle Yager is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yager slows the pace down in half guard.
Droski De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yager looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Yager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yager winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Yager!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Proteus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Rosewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Proteus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Elliot Rosewater!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Proteus pushes Rosewater away with a front kick.
Proteus moves into the clinch.
Rosewater tries to pull guard but Proteus holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosewater drops back down to his feet.
Rosewater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosewater looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Proteus is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rosewater is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Proteus to the mat. Proteus regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Proteus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rosewater is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rosewater trying to control the position from guard on top but Proteus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosewater slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosewater stands up and waves to Proteus to follow him.
Rosewater tries to clinch but Proteus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proteus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosewater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proteus gets tackled into the cage by Rosewater. Rosewater maintains the clinch.
Rosewater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Proteus's efforts to push away.
Proteus lands a right hand.
It looks like Elliot Rosewater has been cut.
Rosewater drags the fight down to the ground.
Proteus wanted to stand there but Rosewater had control of the position.
Proteus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Proteus looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosewater has a closed guard, preventing Proteus from standing up.
Rosewater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Proteus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proteus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Proteus wants to pass the guard but Rosewater is keeping the position.
Rosewater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosewater should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Proteus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rosewater's guard.
Rosewater has his feet on Proteus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Proteus leaves Rosewater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paul Proteus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Rosewater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosewater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosewater misses with a takedown attempt - Proteus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Proteus tries to clinch but Rosewater moves out of range.
Proteus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rosewater as he avoids it easily.
Rosewater takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Proteus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Proteus keeps the fight on the outside.
Rosewater leaves Proteus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rosewater throws a leg kick but Proteus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Proteus.
Proteus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosewater's waist but Rosewater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Proteus off to one side.
Rosewater closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proteus is looking to regain half guard here but Rosewater keeps moving and retains side control.
Proteus is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosewater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Proteus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rosewater trying to control the action but Proteus is working from the bottom.
Proteus wants to get back to his feet but Rosewater drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proteus is not content to let Rosewater control the position.
Rosewater decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elliot Rosewater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elliot Rosewater's cut.
That's time! Proteus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rosewater blocks the body kick.
Rosewater tries to clinch but Proteus is having none of it.
Proteus forces Rosewater back against the cage and clinches.
Rosewater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Proteus gets caught napping as Rosewater dives in and scores a takedown. Proteus manages to retain guard.
Proteus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rosewater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proteus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rosewater's guard.
Rosewater pulls Proteus in close to his closed guard and prevents Proteus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rosewater wants to control the position but Proteus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Proteus misses with a head shot. Rosewater uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proteus wants to control from the top but Rosewater keeps moving.
Proteus gets to his feet - Rosewater follows without any prompting.
Rosewater tries for a takedown but Proteus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Proteus swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosewater.
Proteus darts in trying to clinch
and Rosewater makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rosewater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Proteus tries to clinch up.
Proteus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rosewater if he has to take too many more of those.
Rosewater closes the distance but Proteus moves to the side
and Proteus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rosewater is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proteus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosewater swivels and escapes.
Proteus closes the distance and clinches.
Proteus has hold of one of Rosewater's legs. Rosewater is fighting the takedown attempt but Proteus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Proteus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rosewater's guard.
Proteus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosewater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosewater working a defensive guard here.
Proteus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosewater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosewater being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rosewater has his foot on Proteus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Proteus works his way back into a safe position though.
Proteus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rosewater's guard.
Proteus wants to pass the guard but Rosewater is keeping the position.
Rosewater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Proteus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rosewater, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proteus is looking to clinch but Rosewater is avoiding it.
Proteus shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosewater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Proteus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Proteus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proteus slips a jab and a cross from Rosewater.
Rosewater throws a low kick but Proteus moves out of range easily.
Rosewater throws a series of punches but Proteus avoids them all with ease.
Rosewater dodges the punch combination from Proteus.
Rosewater throws a head kick but Proteus moves out of range.
Proteus fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Proteus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosewater doesn't manage to clinch there - Proteus circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosewater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Proteus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rosewater swats away the attempt to clinch by Proteus.
Proteus tries for a takedown but Rosewater circles away easily
and Rosewater counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Proteus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Rosewater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rosewater has closed the distance and engaged Proteus in a clinch.
Proteus misses with some punches.
Proteus slows down the pace here.
Rosewater tries to pull guard but Proteus holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosewater drops back down to his feet.
Proteus is trying to break the clinch but Rosewater is controlling him.
Rosewater has Proteus pressed against the cage, preventing Proteus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosewater is working for takedown but Proteus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rosewater fails to pull guard.
Paul Proteus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Rosewater.
Proteus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Proteus tries for a takedown but Rosewater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rosewater as Proteus shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosewater looking to score a takedown here. Proteus is defending well but Rosewater drives through and ends up in Proteus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosewater wants to control from the top but Proteus keeps moving.
Proteus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosewater wants to control from the top but Proteus keeps moving.
Proteus is looking for a triangle but Rosewater pushes his legs off easily.
Rosewater stands and steps away. Proteus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rosewater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Proteus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosewater closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Proteus did well to prevent Rosewater getting side control.
Elliot Rosewater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rosewater is working for a submission of some sort.
Rosewater wants to stand up but Proteus has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proteus is looking to escape.
Proteus tries to roll over but Rosewater keeps him under control.
Rosewater is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Proteus defends it well.
Proteus wants to improve his position but Rosewater is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Rosewater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosewater controlling the pace.
Rosewater tries to pass to full mount but Proteus defends it.
Proteus tries to kick Rosewater off but Rosewater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rosewater gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Proteus wants to clinch up but Rosewater keeps it at a distance.
Rosewater moves in looking to clinch but Proteus pushes him off.
Proteus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosewater's waist but Rosewater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Proteus off to one side.
Rosewater misses with a hook. Proteus ducked under it nicely.
Paul Proteus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosewater wants to clinch up but Proteus keeps it at a distance.
Rosewater slips a jab and a cross from Proteus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosewater throws a right hand that Proteus ducks under and follows up with a left that Proteus also avoids with ease.
Rosewater fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosewater tries for a takedown but Proteus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Proteus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rosewater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Proteus is fending him off so far but Rosewater persists. Nope, Proteus circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosewater tries to close the distance and clinch but Proteus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Proteus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Proteus lands a leg kick that knocks Rosewater off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Proteus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proteus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Proteus is looking to clinch but Rosewater is avoiding it.
Proteus moves into range and clinches up with Rosewater.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Rosewater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosewater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Rosewater!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongi Khumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bongi Khumalo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khumalo.
Couture feints and as Khumalo raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Couture wants to get up but he can't break Khumalo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Couture slips nicely into half guard.
Couture tries to stand but can't do so whilst Khumalo controls his leg.
Khumalo is trying to stand up here but Couture is controlling him well.
Couture keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Couture seems to be looking for submissions.
Couture is trying for a kimura here. Khumalo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Couture wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Couture!
An out of breath Randy Couture thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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